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If and your spouse have grown apart but cannot divorce because of religious, tax, insurance reasons or for any other reason, you may consider getting a legal separation. With a legal separation, you and your spouse will still be married but you can live your separate lives. The courts will divide your property and can [...]

In the State of California, for a divorce to be filed, there is no need to have the agreement of both spouses or domestic partners. California is a ‘no fault’ divorce state where in only one person needs to file for the divorce without having to prove any kind of wrong doing or abuse by [...]

Spousal/partner support is a monthly monetary amount that you or your former spouse or partner may be ordered to pay the other by a judge as a means to help support the other person after a divorce or separation. This is often called alimony. This is a very important issue as well as a difficult case to [...]

If you have become a court ordered conservator of a person, it means you are now responsible for another life. The conservatee will need your help and though you now have the right to make decisions in this person’s life, you have to remember to treat them with respect, patience and let them have a [...]

When a couple gets a divorce and there are children involved, parents must split the responsibility of caring for the children financially. The court will order one parent to pay the other parent who will be the main caregiver/parent a monthly amount to help support the child’s ever growing needs. This child support amount is determined by the [...]

Child custody must be determined when you get a divorce or separation. This will dictate who will have custody of your children and how they will be raised and cared for. There are two kinds of custody orders that a judge will issue: -Physical custody will be the person your children will live with -Legal custody will [...]

The quickest and easiest way to get divorced is called a summary dissolution. With this method of ending a marriage or domestic partnership, you won’t need to speak to a judge but it is in your best interest to hire an attorney who will be able to guide you through the process. To get a summary [...]

What is an Annulment? To file for an annulment is to nullify or void your marriage or domestic partnership completely as if it never were. Annulments are rare and must be asked for in a hearing with a judge. For the courts claim that your union was never legally valid, your marriage or domestic partnership must be: [...]

What is a Legal Separation? Legal separations are for couples that want to live apart and live separate lives from their spouse but do not want to get a divorce. A legal separation does not end a marriage or domestic partnership, but it gives each spouse the right to make separate money, property, and parenting choices. This [...]

What is a Divorce? When you and your spouse decide to end your relationship, it is called a divorce or dissolution of marriage. If you and your domestic partner decide to separate, it is called dissolution of domestic partnership. Whatever you call it, once you have divorced you will be single and can marry/enter a domestic partnership once again. If you [...]